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What is a detriment?

What is a detriment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Harm, hurt, damage.
  2. (Britain, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
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The simple reason for this is that too much emphasis is placed on physical fitness to the detriment of skills and team play.
The poisoning of hounds forced half a dozen masters of packs of foxhounds to abandon hunting altogether, to the detriment of the local economy.
But, ultimately, we want to restore the reciprocal jump seat because it will be an enhancement to safety and security, not a detriment.
It was around this time last year that veterans re-emerged as a potent political force to the detriment of Senator Kerry.
The castles themselves helped to fuel the growing schismatic power of the Barons in later years to the great detriment of the local populace.
Our concern is that this is all a wheeze not to pay rent for the foreseeable future to the detriment of the pension fund.

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